Adrian Desmond

2.1k total citations
31 papers, 663 citations indexed

About

Adrian Desmond is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian Desmond has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 663 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 6 papers in Paleontology and 5 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Adrian Desmond's work include History of Science and Natural History (12 papers), History of Science and Medicine (7 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (4 papers). Adrian Desmond is often cited by papers focused on History of Science and Natural History (12 papers), History of Science and Medicine (7 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (4 papers). Adrian Desmond collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong. Adrian Desmond's co-authors include James Moore, Peter J. Bowler, Philip F. Rehbock, Peter Dodson, J. N. Hays and Janet Browne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The American Historical Review and American Journal of Science.

In The Last Decade

Adrian Desmond

29 papers receiving 544 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adrian Desmond United Kingdom 14 336 87 79 76 71 31 663
Janet Browne United States 15 348 1.0× 61 0.7× 82 1.0× 45 0.6× 87 1.2× 48 764
Mary P. Winsor Canada 14 390 1.2× 49 0.6× 71 0.9× 87 1.1× 85 1.2× 32 801
Jean Gayon France 17 352 1.0× 41 0.5× 44 0.6× 75 1.0× 109 1.5× 107 1.1k
Staffan Müller‐Wille Germany 18 316 0.9× 98 1.1× 100 1.3× 22 0.3× 67 0.9× 69 845
Uwe Hoßfeld Germany 16 323 1.0× 43 0.5× 22 0.3× 61 0.8× 128 1.8× 85 759
Edward Lurie United States 9 119 0.4× 45 0.5× 98 1.2× 16 0.2× 156 2.2× 16 547
Keith R. Benson United States 12 180 0.5× 44 0.5× 12 0.2× 26 0.3× 37 0.5× 36 461
Loren C. Eiseley United States 11 99 0.3× 18 0.2× 44 0.6× 32 0.4× 76 1.1× 45 482
Lynn K. Nyhart United States 9 203 0.6× 50 0.6× 17 0.2× 43 0.6× 26 0.4× 36 423
Garland E. Allen United States 18 340 1.0× 156 1.8× 14 0.2× 11 0.1× 124 1.7× 72 998

Countries citing papers authored by Adrian Desmond

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Fields of papers citing papers by Adrian Desmond

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adrian Desmond

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Desmond, Adrian, et al.. (2021). T. H. Huxley’s turbulent apprenticeship years: John Charles Cooke and the John Salt scandal. Archives of Natural History. 48(2). 215–226.
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Desmond, Adrian, James Moore, & Janet Browne. (2007). Charles Darwin. 5 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian, et al.. (2006). The bibliography of Robert Edmond Grant (1793–1874): illustrated with a previously unpublished photograph. Archives of Natural History. 33(2). 202–213. 2 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (2001). Redefining the X Axis: “Professionals,” “Amateurs” and the Making of Mid-Victorian Biology – A Progress Report. Journal of the History of Biology. 34(1). 3–50. 41 indexed citations
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Moore, James & Adrian Desmond. (1998). Transgressing boundaries. Journal of Victorian Culture. 3(1). 147–168. 4 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian & Peter J. Bowler. (1998). Huxley the Devil's Disciple. 48 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1997). Evolution's high priest. 3 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1994). The Devil's disciple. 4 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian, et al.. (1992). The Politics of Evolution: Morphology, Medicine and Reform in Radical London. Anthropologica. 34(1). 123–123. 11 indexed citations
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Moore, James & Adrian Desmond. (1991). Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist. 128 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1990). The Politics of Evolution. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 20 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1987). Slugging it out. Nature. 330(6145). 283–283. 2 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1987). Artisan Resistance and Evolution in Britain, 1819-1848. Osiris. 3. 77–110. 34 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1985). The strategy of life. Teleology and mechanics in nineteenth-century German biology. Medical History. 29(2). 219–219. 134 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1985). The Making of Institutional Zoology in London 1822–1836: Part 2. History of Science. 23(3). 223–250. 7 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1985). The Making of Institutional Zoology in London 1822–1836: Part I. History of Science. 23(2). 153–185. 25 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1984). Robert E. Grant's later views on organic development: the Swiney lectures on “Palaeozoology”, 1853–1857. Archives of Natural History. 11(3). 395–413. 6 indexed citations
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Desmond, Adrian. (1979). Designing the Dinosaur: Richard Owen's Response to Robert Edmond Grant. Isis. 70(2). 224–234. 24 indexed citations

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